ohi facts sheet

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Wednesday 6:30
Patricia Westerdale

Fact Sheet
I.

OHI-Other Health Impairment -limited strength, vitality, or
alertness, including a heightened alertness to environmental
stimuli, that results in limited alertness with respect the
educational environment, such as:
a) Due to chronic or acute health problems such as:
b) Adversely affects a child’s educational performance.
c) IDEA mentions these as OHI’s:

Tourette syndrome
Also in combination with these can be fetal alcohol syndrome,
bipolar disorders, dysphagia and other organic neurological
disorders.

II.

Characteristics of Children with Disabilities:
a) Tired, aching, change of mood, agitated, less focused and not as
responsive as usual.
b) Low self-esteem or happy.
c) Embarrassed and less social.

III.

Possible Strengths to the Characteristics:
a) Not focused or Energetic, do relaxing activity, take the focus of
the disability and have child focus on creativity.

IV.

Evidence Based Instructional Strategies for Students with
Disabilities:
a) IEP- gives information to student’s overall level of
comprehension
b) Goals and small objectives are set.
c) Team of teachers get together for the best plan for student